Guest post: Details of refugee contractor reports will shock you!

Editor:  This is one in our series of guest posts we publish from time to time. This one comes to us from a reader and reminds us of what you as grassroots activists can do (in the comfort of your homes!) to ferret-out information about the secretive refugee admissions program.  It might take you awhile … Continue reading Guest post: Details of refugee contractor reports will shock you!

Will your town/city get Syrian refugees? Have you gotten them already?

Yesterday, someone sent me a link to a news story that reported that some small town in Michigan was going to ‘welcome’ 4,500 Syrians in the coming year.  Sounded preposterous to me, but it did spur me on to do something I’ve wanted to do for the last week and that is find out exactly … Continue reading Will your town/city get Syrian refugees? Have you gotten them already?

St. Cloud, MN: Reader asks 'where is the transparency' from federal refugee resettlement contractor

In a bunch of states in America, citizens concerned about the secrecy and the expense of the Refugee Admissions Program of the UN/US State Department are asking questions and demanding answers about how their tax dollars are being spent.  One of those states is Minnesota arguably one of the most densely refugee-populated states between those … Continue reading St. Cloud, MN: Reader asks 'where is the transparency' from federal refugee resettlement contractor

So what are these “proprietary documents” the US State Department is talking about (and denying you)?

We are the taxpayers.  We are paying for all of this refugee resettlement.  Other than perhaps the individual names of the refugees, why should any of the documents be “proprietary,” but that is what staff for Secretary of State John Kerry is telling Rep. Trey Gowdy, here.*** “Funding proposals to PRM [US State Dept. Population, … Continue reading So what are these “proprietary documents” the US State Department is talking about (and denying you)?

Citizen researcher: Get “the plan” for your community before it goes to Washington

Editor:  Every resettlement agency (contractor) must submit to its parent contractor (those top nine we harp about all the time) a plan for your town or city every year.  “The plan” (sometimes called an “abstract”) includes the number of refugees the local agency thinks they can accommodate and lists the resources/amenities your town has to … Continue reading Citizen researcher: Get “the plan” for your community before it goes to Washington